2Riverhead, NY – A Suffolk County man with a long history of violent offenses has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for brutally attacking another passenger aboard a county bus just two months after being released on parole, prosecutors announced.

Brian France, 62, of Coram, was found guilty in October of assault in the second degree and assault in the third degree following a jury trial before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei.

District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said France’s violent past and quick return to crime underscore the risks posed by premature parole releases.

Bus surveillance captured the attack

Prosecutors said the assault occurred on May 20 when France boarded a Suffolk County Transit bus in Patchogue headed for Coram. Spotting a man he knew from Depar

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